Edmonton International Film Festival

The Edmonton International Film Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary from September 24 to October 3, 2026.

A big year means a big look… Huge thanks to our amazing friends at for creating this special anniversary variant of our logo!

EIFF in collaboration with National Canadian Film Day presents: STORIES WE TELL (2012, Dir. Sarah Polley)

Join us at 7pm on Wednesday, April 15th for a FREE screening of Sarah Polley’s groundbreaking and outstanding documentary in which she explores the nature of memory, truth, secrecy, and storytelling!

Free tickets are available NOW at the link in our bio (limit of 2). This is a major one folks, so secure your tickets before they’re gone!

EIFF’s annual fundraiser screenings are BACK at , this March 8-13! Catch all three Oscar®️-Nominated programs and get a leg up on your Oscar®️ pool, or simply take in the incredible work from these dedicated short filmmakers.

Advance tickets are now available at www.metrocinema.org!

Animation: Sunday, March 8
Documentary: Wednesday, March 11
Live-Action: Friday, March 13 @6:30pm

Every ticket purchased helps EIFF bring you the very best in local and international cinema to the 40th Edmonton International Film Festival, returning September 24 - October 3, 2026.

The 39th EIFF wrapped on Saturday and WOW Edmonton, you left us speechless. After 10 full days of features, shorts, and special programs, our hearts are so full. Thank you to our incredible volunteers, sponsors, filmmakers and guests, and most of all, to YOU our outstanding audience members who made this year’s festival one of our BIGGEST. We hope you felt changed after seeing one, or many, films at EIFF 2025.

We’ll see you next year for our 40th birthday, and some other special programs in the new year (look out for our Oscars shorts screenings)!

Now presenting … the EIFF 2025 Grand Jury Winners! Congratulations to the team from A Bear Remembers, The Wolf, and Van Pianist.

We are so incredibly lucky to present the world’s best to you year after year, and 2025 was no exception. We still have two more days of programming left, don’t miss out on some final life-changing films.

FILM HIGHLIGHT: Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere (dir. Maura Smith)

Witness the fascinating story of a photographer and photojournalist’s entire career in his own gentle and humble words. Steve Schapiro is famous for documenting the Civil Rights Movement and providing America with iconic images to magnify the voices of James Baldwin, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and John Lewis among others. His stories are remarkable not because they’re his alone, but because of the selfless dedication to public service he pursued in his own distinctive way. Schapiro also took some of the most classic photographs of Andy Warhol, Muhammed Ali, David Bowie, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, and countless more. “Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere” honors the legendary photographer’s remarkable career, his unparalleled ability to capture defining moments in history, and his unique fortune to be present at key moments of social change, revealing his deep empathy and unwavering commitment to documenting the human experience.

Join us for a screening on Sunday, Sept. 28th at 3pm at Landmark Cinemas City Centre followed by a Q&A with director Maura Smith!

Get your tickets now at edmontonfilmfest.com

THE DAY HAS FINALLY COME! WELCOME TO EIFF: ALTERING.

We are so excited to share this year’s lineup with you over the next 10 days. Post, share, and brag about your experience with and to be featured over the festival run!

Thank you Edmonton, let’s do this!